These Australian twins have gone viral after speaking in synch
Meet Bridgette and Paula Powers, identical twins who speak in synch and dedicate themselves to animal conservation.
Losing GPS would cost the U.S. $1 billion a day. So why is there no backup?
A total outage of GPS could cost the country at least $1 billion a day. And there's no backup. Russia and China have backups, but the U.S. doesn’t.
Japan's new PM promises to bring continuity and changes to dealings with U.S.
Japan’s ruling party has elected a new leader: former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba. He promises continuity, but has also proposed striking changes to the country's dealings with the United States.
A closer look at Eric Adams' relationship with Turkish officials
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Politico reporter Joe Anuta about indicted Mayor Eric Adams' relationship with Turkish officials.
Maggie Smith, an acting legend of the stage and screen, has died at 89
Oscar, Emmy and Tony winning actress Maggie Smith, who played everything from ingenues in Shakespeare to Harry Potter's Prof. McGonagall and the dowager countess in Downton Abbey, has died at 89.
The White Sox bring a dreadful season to a close
No team in baseball's modern history has lost more game than this year's Chicago White Sox. On Thursday, thousands of fans came out to bid the dreadful season goodbye.
VP Harris visits the southern U.S. border to propose tighter asylum rules
Vice President Kamala Harris heads to the border for the first time as the Democratic presidential nominee. She's set to propose tighter rules for asylum claims, a campaign official said.
The final, posthumous album from SOPHIE stands out among the best music out this week
This week's new music includes the current king of bluegrass, electronic stylings from an RNB pioneer and a posthumous release from the iconic producer SOPHIE, who passed away in 2021.
Why book bans have been so hard to stop
The American Library Association's president, Cindy Hohl, is at the forefront of the fight against book censorship — a fight the ALA and other First Amendment groups have been losing.
New report looks at how U.S. history is taught in classrooms
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Nick Kryczka about the American Historical Association's new report on how U.S. history is taught in middle and high schools across America.
As Helene moves on, recovery operations are underway in Florida
Search and rescue operations are underway in Florida's Big Bend region where Hurricane Helene roared ashore Thursday night.
Huge explosions rocked Beirut as Israel says it was targeting Hezbollah headquarters
Israel says it was targeting Hezbollah’s headquarters and the militant group’s top leader, Hassan Nasrallah, who has led the Iran-backed movement for 30 years.
